Lot 231
  • 231

Andy Warhol

Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Flowers
  • signed and dated 64 on the overlap
  • acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
  • 14 by 14 in. 35.6 by 35.6 cm.

Provenance

Ileana Sonnabend, Paris
Frederick W. Hughes, New York
Thomas Ammann Fine Art, Zurich
Heiner Bastian, Berlin
Stellan Holm, New York
Private Collection, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Ileana Sonnabend, Andy Warhol, May 1965

Literature

George Frei and Neil Printz, eds., The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné: Paintings and Sculptures, 1964-1969, Volume 2B, New York, 2004, cat. no. 1529, p. 62, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges, resulting in some hairline craquelure at the pull margins and very minor loss at the corners. There is some very light surface soiling. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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